Election Details
Illinois U.S. House District 9 Democratic Primary
Primary election for the 2026 Illinois U.S. House District 9 race.
Candidates
All candidates currently attached to this election, ranked by weighted green and red flags, with results shown when available.
March 17, 2026
15 candidates
Completed
Daniel K. Biss
Democrat
Ranked
Winner
Score
27
7 Green
0 Red
34,216 votes
29.5%
Kat Abughazaleh
Democrat
Ranked
Score
26
8 Green
0 Red
30,075 votes
25.9%
Laura Fine
Democrat
Ranked
Score
20
5 Green
0 Red
23,398 votes
20.2%
Mike Simmons
Democrat
Top ranked
Score
39
10 Green
0 Red
8,451 votes
7.3%
Phil Andrew
Democrat
Second
Score
29
8 Green
0 Red
7,220 votes
6.2%
Bushra Amiwala
Democrat
Ranked
Score
26
8 Green
0 Red
5,939 votes
5.1%
Hoan Huynh
Democrat
Ranked
Score
4
2 Green
0 Red
2,029 votes
1.7%
Patricia Brown
Democrat
Ranked
Score
11
3 Green
0 Red
1,459 votes
1.3%
Jeff Cohen
Democrat
Ranked
Score
8
2 Green
0 Red
951 votes
0.8%
Justin Ford
Democrat
Ranked
Score
21
6 Green
0 Red
656 votes
0.6%
Bethany Johnson
Democrat
Ranked
Score
19
5 Green
0 Red
534 votes
0.5%
Sam Polan
Democrat
Ranked
Score
26
7 Green
0 Red
458 votes
0.4%
Howard Rosenblum
Democrat
Ranked
Score
9
3 Green
0 Red
259 votes
0.2%
Nick Pyati
Democrat
Ranked
Score
17
5 Green
0 Red
211 votes
0.2%
Mark Fredrickson
Democrat
Ranked
Score
0
0 Green
0 Red
188 votes
0.2%